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Military Justice Today Podcast: Special Guest Colby Vokey
There is a new episode of the Military Justice Today podcast available today and it’s a good one. Rob Capovilla and Mickey Williams talk with prominent military law attorney, Colby Vokey, about one of the more recent and egregious cases of unlawful command influence. The guys dug into what happened in Colby’s client’s case… Read More »
Let Them Speak: Direct Examination of Witnesses
The burden of proof at a court martial is on the prosecution: if they can’t prove to the panel beyond a reasonable doubt that you committed the crime you’re accused of, you’ll go free. This simple fact determines the structure of the trial proceedings. After opening statements from both sides, the prosecuting attorney will… Read More »
New Podcast Episode: Powerful Opening Statements in Military Trials
There is another episode of the Military Justice Today podcast available on all the major platforms. In this one, experienced military lawyers Robert Capovilla and Mickey Williams share their philosophies, process, and best practices for delivering compelling opening statements in both jury and judge-alone military trials. To listen on Apple Podcasts, click here. To… Read More »
Capovilla & Williams Receives Award from Fort Bragg MWR
Capovilla & Williams was recently honored at the 2022 Fort Bragg Family & MWR Awards Ceremony. It was a great night to celebrate all the companies and organizations that support one of the top military bases in the world and all the great done in Fayetteville, NC to protect our nation. It was also… Read More »
Opening Statements: The Story Begins
Popular culture reveres the closing argument. Movies like My Cousin Vinny or A Time to Kill emphasize the importance of the closing statement. Who can forget “now imagine she’s white”? The entire courtroom stops; the judge is touched by emotion, and the jury is in tears. This isn’t how it works in real life…. Read More »
Robert Capovilla Receives Legal Award from ALM’s Daily Report
Robert Capovilla was recently honored by ALM’s Daily Report in the 2022 edition of the Georgia Legal Awards. Rob was named to the On The Rise category which recognizes Georgia’s most influential lawyers under the age of 40. The Daily Report editorial team was assisted in this year’s selection process by a panel of… Read More »
Voir Dire and Panel Selection
After your arraignment and motions hearings, and after the court has decided what kind of evidence it will and won’t allow, your trial officially begins with the selection of your panel. As we noted earlier the panel—the military’s term for jury—consists of eight servicemembers of your own rank or higher selected from a pool… Read More »
The “He Has Done It Before Rule”
Generally speaking, the rules for a court martial do not allow prosecutors to introduce as evidence other crimes committed by the defendant in the past. Military Rule of Evidence 413 is an exception. Rule 413 says that accusations of prior sexual misconduct can be admitted at a sexual assault court martial as evidence of… Read More »
Guest Dave Schlueter Joins Military Justice Today Podcast
We are very pleased to announce that attorney and professor Dave Schlueter recently joined the Military Justice Podcast to discuss some of the hottest topics in military law. In the episode, Dave weighs-in on changes to the National Defense Authorization Act as well as unanimous verdicts in the military courts. The guys also give… Read More »
Mickey Williams Named Rising Star
Mickey Williams was recently named to the list of Rising Stars by Georgia Super Lawyers, a division of Thomas Reuters. The honor is reserved for less than 3% of the attorneys in the state under the age of 40 and is based on a patented selection process that considers peer voting and independent research… Read More »